A 79-year-old man from Commack was killed shortly after 11 a.m. on Tuesday when his 2003 white Ford Ranger veered off Sunrise Highway in Speonk and rolled over, ejecting him... more
Late summer is reductive work. You harvest, take away the best, and plants, likewise, contract. The oldest growth — green leaves rimmed in death, tattered at their edge — cannot hide the fruit. A life cycle is complete … or, at least, nearing completion. Weeds, robust, and some 6 feet tall, tower over the remnants of the first melon planting. Their seeds are not mature, but the threat is burgeoning. One year at seed takes seven to weed. So the mower goes. We battle weeds all season, but in August, when the farmer is too busy reaping to spend time ...
by Marilee Foster
With less than a week to go before Labor Day, I panicked that I haven’t been to the ocean as often as I thought I would. I headed down to Ponquoque Beach to spend time with my son and granddaughters. At the end of August, in the parking lot, it’s not unusual to see broken beach chairs, single flip-flops or battered paperbacks with pages curling from the salt air — remnants of summer vacation. The beach buckets filled with sand, and maybe a hermit crab or a carefully curated shell collection, brought back memories. There’s a gentle melancholy in these ...
by Denise Gray Meehan
Otis Ford Adds Options Otis Ford announced several moves with a renewed focus on customer convenience and service. The dealership, located in Quogue, now offers mobile service, pickup and delivery, and loaner vehicle programs. “Our mission has always been to make vehicle ownership easier and more enjoyable,” said Matt Margiotta, general manager of Otis Ford. “We bring the service experience to our customers, so they don’t have to rearrange their lives to take care of their vehicles.” The company has also announced that it has received its 25th Ford President’s Award, one of Ford Motor Company’s most prestigious honors. The ...
by Staff Writer
Live long enough and more interesting things happen. I received a script last year of a play in which, by name, I’m a character. The play is “Atomic Bill and the Payment Due.” Next week, it is to have its premiere staged reading as a featured presentation for the 50th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Peace Resource Center at Wilmington College in Ohio. It is by playwright and podcaster Libbe HaLevy, who spent 13 years writing it. She is already fielding requests for readings and presentations in Japan, New Mexico, Navajo Nation, Nevada and Germany, and has talks ...
by Karl Grossman
This letter is in response to “Fix the Problem” [Letters, August 28]: President Donald Trump campaigned on fixing “the immigration problem,” a serious issue that has persisted in our country for years under past administrations, both Republican and Democratic. So when a bipartisan-supported Immigration Border Security Bill was on the table in the Senate in early 2024, why did Trump interfere and have it blocked? A Senate bipartisan-supported Immigration Border Security Bill at our fingertips in 2024 would have been great for our country, but not so great for Trump. It would have challenged his presidential campaign. Trump didn’t want ...
by Staff Writer
Lifeguards should be at Ponquogue Beach on all four weekends after Labor Day. Ponquogue Beach is the biggest and busiest beach in the Hamptons. If people know lifeguards are on duty, they will flock there. It’s not safe to swim in the ocean unless lifeguards are present. The concession stand does not have to be open. We can bring baloney sandwiches and pink lemonade from home. Portable toilets are fine, and we can shower at home. James Dreeben Hampton Bays
1 Sep 2025 by Staff Writer
My wife, Lisa, and I have lived in Westhampton Beach for over 11 years. I am currently running for Southampton Town clerk in the upcoming November elections. I write today with deep concern about recent decisions from Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin — decisions that threaten the very environmental future of Long Island residents. Since being sworn in on January 29, 2025, Zeldin has launched an aggressive deregulatory agenda. He has proposed cutting the EPA budget by as much as 65 percent, far exceeding earlier proposals, and dismantled key research and enforcement functions within the agency. Scientific capacity has been slashed, ...
by Staff Writer
Carol Moran on Sep 18, 2012